Courtesy GoodNewsNetwork A research team at Johns Hopkins Medicine is developing a nose-delivered inoculation against tuberculosis, the world’s leading cause of death from infectious disease. The approach fuses two tuberculosis genes with the goal of directing the immune system to fight drug-tolerant bacterial survivors that can endure antibiotic treatment to spread another day. The paper […]

From AI resources  Indian shipbuilders (MDL, GRSE, Cochin Shipyard, L&T Defence, etc.) do not directly buy” US naval weapons in a simple procurement sense. Instead, they integrate US-origin systems mainly through: • Government-to-government (FMS) deals • Licensed integration into ships • OEM supply for specific weapon modules • Electronics, sensors, and missile systems cooperation Here is […]

Gamini Goonetilleke At a time when Sri Lanka continues to grapple with energy insecurity, volatile global oil prices, and the economic aftershocks of recent crises, one national asset stands out—vast, historic, and still underused. The Trincomalee Oil Tank Farm, located within the deep natural harbour of Trincomalee, is no longer merely a relic of the […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera Few mega projects executed in India were using USA and Israel technology specifically for water desalination  project in Reliance refinery in Jamnagar – Gujarat   The Jamnagar Refinery built by Reliance Industries Limited was not supplied by a single vendor—it was a mega EPC project involving multiple global technology licensors, engineering contractors, […]

By Charithya Kumarasiri, Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, April 11 (Daily Mirror) – Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong said there will be no fuel shortage in Sri Lanka, assuring continued support from China despite global uncertainties linked to the Middle East crisis. He made these remarks after attending a programme to distribute dry […]

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Source: AI Overview DRS Rule is exponentially far superior to DLS method, because DRS operates in all three formats of the game of cricket while DLS is confined to one small segment i.e., rain affected one day international games. Yet DLS authors have been granted naming rights while the name of the author of DRS […]

AI දළ විශ්ලේෂණය ක්‍රිකට් ක්ෂේත්‍රයේ තීරණ සමාලෝචන පද්ධතිය (DRS) ලෙස බහුලව හඳුන්වන ක්‍රීඩක යොමු කිරීමේ ක්‍රමය, ගෝලීය ක්‍රීඩා ක්ෂේත්‍රයේ ශ්‍රී ලාංකික නවෝත්පාදනයේ උච්චතම අවස්ථාව ලෙස පුළුල් ලෙස සැලකේ. තාක්‍ෂණය භාවිතයෙන් ක්‍රීඩකයින්ට පිටියේ විනිසුරු තීරණවලට අභියෝග කිරීමට ඉඩ සලසන මෙම පෙරළිකාර සංකල්පය මුලින්ම යෝජනා කරන ලද්දේ ශ්‍රී ලාංකික නීතිඥයෙකු වන සේනක වීරරත්න විසිනි. ක්‍රීඩකයින්ට විනිසුරු තීරණවලට […]

AI Overview The Player Referral System, more commonly known as the Decision Review System (DRS) in cricket, is widely regarded as a pinnacle of Sri Lankan innovation in global sports. This groundbreaking concept, which allows players to challenge on-field umpiring decisions using technology, was first proposed by Senaka Weeraratna, a Sri Lankan lawyer.  As an […]

Freedom Insight Ladies and gentlemen, Muslims blocked Sydney streets for Sharia prayer — in broad daylight, zero permission, zero apologies. Australia physically threw them out. Police rolled up, told them to clear the area, and a mullah on camera started screaming, “What are you doing??” Enforcing the law, mate. That’s exactly what. But here’s what […]

Source: AI Overview Sri Lankan roots in the Player – Referral system of Cricket (DRS) and an increasing number of sports, involving use of Sri Lankan intellectual property by others without consent, has generated an untapped Revenue Bonanza. Act now and seize this income potential for Sri Lanka The Decision Review System (DRS), now a […]

Sasanka De Silva Makumbura. The recent revelations regarding the fraud at National Development Bank (NDB) are deeply concerning. However, the greater danger lies in treating this as an isolated incident. History suggests this may only be the “tip of the iceberg.” If we—the retail investors who provide the lifeblood of the Colombo Stock Exchange—remain silent, […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera 1. Trincomalee = High-Potential but Underutilized Asset as it is  One of the best natural harbours in the world Close to major East–West shipping route with Large available land + deep water + shelter hence This combination is extremely rare globally. 2. Most Viable Immediate Investment: Ship Repair Yard The report is […]

Courtesy Sputnik Globe The US, UK, and other Western powers with colonial pasts have repeatedly refused to consider reparations for the slave trade and other colonial crimes—yet have set precedents that could allow such claims to be enforced. The West “has been guided by a sense of moral superiority and legal exceptionalism,” Alexis Habiyaremye from […]

 Dr Sudath Gunasekara Ex Secretary to Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranayake 7th April 2026.                                         Dear Mr. Donald Trump the President of USA and                                         Dear Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister of Israel Guided by the enduring Buddhist principles of compassion, non-violence, and reverence for all forms of life, we Sri Lankans earnestly appeal to you, […]

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Sports Mr. David Becker in his letter to Mr. Senaka Weeraratna dated May 09, 2010 says ” Finally, the idea of using a video referral system for decisions in sport goes back well beyond 1997, as is evidenced from Simon Gardiner’s article in Sport and the Law Journal Video Adjudication in Sport” [1999] 7(1) SATLJ […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera 1. Monorail Project (Thalangama – Colombo Corridor) The proposed monorail—planned during the tenure of then urban development minister was intended to connect Thalangama / Malabe to central Colombo, integrating with IT parks and dense residential zones. What Was Promising Strategic Value (Had it been implemented) Likely Reasons for Cancellation (Not officially transparent, but […]

Sports Technology  Function Ownership/Association Hawk-Eye Ball-tracking and trajectory prediction Hawk-Eye Innovations (Sony Group) UltraEdge Detects minute ball-bat contact via sound Often provided by host broadcasters Hotspot Uses infrared imaging to highlight contact points BBG Sports Player Referral The concept of allowing players to challenge decisions Senaka Weeraratna (1997) ( Sri Lanka) The ‘Spirit of Cricket’ […]

By Jonathan Manz Sri Lanka has a major problem in the current global crisis. It is evident that AKD is bedding with the USA and is doing exactly what USA wants him to do; he is out of step with most of the Sri Lankans. It matters not to AKD that men, women, and children […]

Dr. Alon Ben-Meir Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu—mirror images of arrogance and deceit—have subverted democratic norms in pursuit of personal power. Their malignant narcissism, contempt for law, and appetite for conflict led to the horrific war with Iran Trump And Netanyahu: Twin Autocrats Leading The War On Iran Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are criminal […]

Senaka Weeraratna The ‘Spirit of Cricket’ is often cited as a moral compass for the game, emphasizing sportsmanship and the acceptance of on-field decisions. However, in the context of the Decision Review System (DRS), this ideal faces a complex challenge regarding intellectual property (IP) rights, particularly concerning the claims of Sri Lankan lawyer https://share.google/aimode/Sqbm3nkeVQCksMaQX .The […]

Sarath Wijesinghe President’s Counsel Independence of the judiciary This article is prompted due to the article on Sunday Island by Professor G L Peris on the constitutionality and impact on the independence of the judiciary on the amendment proposed on the constitution. Sufficient protection is given in the constitution on the independence of the judiciary […]

මූලාශ්‍රය: AI දළ විශ්ලේෂණය DRS බුද්ධිමය දේපළ අයිතිවාසිකම් හැසිරවීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් ICC පරිපාලනය කරන ලද ක්‍රිකට් ක්‍රීඩාවේ ‘ක්‍රිකට් ආත්මය’ පිළිබඳ මිථ්‍යාව   ජාත්‍යන්තර ක්‍රිකට් කවුන්සිලය (ICC) විසින් සාධාරණත්වයේ සහ ක්‍රීඩාශීලීත්වයේ මූලික ගලක් ලෙස බොහෝ විට උපුටා දක්වන “ක්‍රිකට් ආත්මය”, ICC විසින් තීරණ සමාලෝචන පද්ධතිය (DRS) බුද්ධිමය දේපළ (IP) අයිතිවාසිකම් හැසිරවීම හා සසඳන විට, විචාරකයින් විසින් පහසු, […]

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The Pathfinder Foundation The Pathfinder Foundation and the Organisation for Research on China and Asia (ORCA), a New Delhi-based think tank, have formalised a partnership by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The Pathfinder Foundation is an independent, non-partisan research and advocacy think tank in Sri Lanka, founded in 2008. It focuses on policy-oriented research, […]

RANJITH SOYSA Sri Lanka has been ranked among the least happy nations in the World Happiness Report 2026. According to the report, Sri Lanka is placed 134th with a score of 4.0, well behind its Asian neighbours India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Sri Lanka, ranked alongside Ethiopia, has slipped to 134 from the 133rd position reported […]

Dilrook Kannangara Sri Lanka is facing a water crisis again. This is driven by overcrowding of cities and towns in the western province and the waste of water in the central province. There are no short-term solutions to this structural problem which is set to worsen with rising global temperatures, erratic weather patterns and further […]

AI Overview The statement that Christianity entered Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) on top of a cannonball during the Portuguese reign (1505-1658) is a powerful metaphor frequently used by historians and commentators to describe the violent and forced conversion methods used to propagate Roman Catholicism in the maritime provinces. The mass introduction of Catholicism by the […]